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[Dan LeVasseur <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With Karmic, I easily get 7+ hours.  I don't know what kernel I am running
though.  Powertop Jaunty 50% brightness was ~13w.  Powertop Karmic 50%
brightness now always less than 10 usually around 9.3

-Dan

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM, brandon D <lowid95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On the 3810 thread at the forums someone mentioned that .31-12 and later
> kernel upgrades caused his battery life to go from 6.5 to 3.5 hours.  I know
> that for me, the battery life was the key reason that I got this 3810T.  I
> do not currently have Ubuntu installed because, as much as I would love to,
> I cannot run it if doing so reduces my battery life by 60%.  I get 8+ hours
> under Vista.
>
> Now I am fully aware that Linux is not yet capable of enjoying the full
> battery life that Vista was able to get, as many of the hacks that the
> manufacturers engaged are windows centric.
>
> Did those of you testing Karmic since the beginning experience this drop in
> battery life?  If so, would it be possible for someone with a live CD from
> an earlier alpha to do a powertop comparison to see where the extra power is
> going?  If we can track down the culprit, maybe we can get a fix included in
> the next kernel and I can cleanse this system of windows for good!
>
> Thanks
>
>
> JTS
>
>
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